The team here at ISO Accelerator recently helped a UK-based heating company to obtain ISO 9001:2015 certification.

ISO 9001 certification helps businesses to improve the quality and efficiency of their work.

If you run a small or medium-sized business, you may have heard of ISO 9001 certification without being entirely sure what the point of it is. Is it just another badge? More paperwork? Something only large companies need?

The short answer is no. ISO 9001 is designed to help organisations work better, deliver more consistent results and achieve greater customer satisfaction.

With a new ISO 9001 revision due later in 2026, many certified organisations are asking the same question: what's changing, and what do we need to do about it?

The current version of ISO 9001 (known as ISO 9001:2015) is due to be replaced very soon. To be more specific, the revised standard is expected to be published in September of this year.

A new Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) was released to ISO/TC 176/SC 2 members for ballot in May 2026. The ballot closed in July, so the ISO 9001 revision process is now nearing completion. While the new standard has not been rolled out yet, we now have a pretty good idea of what the ISO 9001 revision will look like.

If you hold one or more ISO certifications, did you know you can change your certification body at any time? There are many reasons why you may want to switch to a different ISO certification body – we’ve outlined some of them below.

Last updated 30th July 2026.

A new version of the ISO 9001 standard is coming soon. ISO 9001:2026 is scheduled to roll out in September 2026, at which point it will replace ISO 9001:2015 as the current version of ISO 9001.